Peru’s economy grows 6.39 percent in December

Peru’s economy grew 6.39 percent in December from a year earlier, the strongest rate of growth in two years, the government said. The country’s economy grew 3.2 percent in all of 2015, a figure that beat forecasts, according to the Andean nation’s statistics agency INEI. In December, economic activity was boosted by higher mining output thanks to the start of production at new copper mines.